Program makes all recyclers

5:40 PM,
Apr. 16, 2014

People look at a trash truck while at IREP, the new recycling facility, during their Grand Opening on Monday.

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Committed recyclers never gave up the practice, but they no doubt are applauding the return of curbside recycling in Montgomery. We certainly are. The new program effectively makes everyone a recycler, and that's a decidedly good thing for our city and our environment.

Many residents will remember the previous curbside recycling program, in which those willing to separate recyclables from other household garbage would place those items in orange bags that were collected along with the rest of the trash. It didn't require a lot of effort, but it was more than most households made. Only a ...